Word: reporter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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While the House of Representatives was conducting its own investigation into the use of aircraft, the General Board of the Navy had under way a voluminous report for the President, on the relative efficiency of airship and battleship, with a view to allotting appropriations to increase the Navy's strength. Last week, the Board, composed of seven Admirals and General Lejeune of the Marine Corps, made its report...
...report explained in detail why the Board did not regard the airplane as a serious menace to the battleship. Airplane bombs can damage ships in two ways: by direct hits or by bursting in the water alongside. At heights where there is reasonable immunity from anti-aircraft fire, direct hits are hard to obtain; and at lesser heights, bombs are not able to pierce modern deck armor. Explosions alongside are not seriously dangerous to ships with modern con- struction. Accounts of tests and their results were given in detail...
...just 18 months after the final ratification of the Limitation of Armaments Treaty, the Navy Department sent its compliments to the State Department with a report...
...report summarized...
Practice for the Freshmen was also limited to machines yesterday. Coach Haines has asked that all 1928 oarsmen report to the boathouse tomorrow, Monday, or Tuesday to receive their first grading for Spring practice. Definite combinations from the results of the grading will be made up on Wednesday and begin river practice in shells as soon as it is possible...